Combined rug and fastening.



D. J. OLEARY.

COMBINED RUG AND FASTENING. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 14. ms.

1,24,? 1 i7. Patented 0m, 9, 1917.

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COMBINED RUG AND FASTENING.

' Specification of Letters Yatent.

Application filed December 14, 1916. I Serial No. 136,926.

To all whom it mm concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL JOHN OLEARY, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Bruff, Limerick county, Ireland,

have invented Improvements in Combined Bugs and F astenings, of which the followin is a specification.

Ibis invention relates to improvements in combined rugs and fastenings,and has for its object to provide improved means whereby the wearer may keep dry and warmin all kinds of weather, and the said invention is designed to be worn under the usual. kind of waterproof or other coat.

By means of my said invention the said improved fastenings may be applied in modified forms to any type of rug, old or new, and are designed to be quickly-manipulated and to secure a close fit of the rug around the waist and lower-extremities of the person. r

According to the present invention the rug is adapted to receive any form of the fastening on the waist line on the outside of the rug in such a manner that when the rug is lapped approximately twice around the body of thevperson, one of the fastenings consisting of a strap with tapered perforations has its fixed end at or near the front of the wearer or rug, said strap being ex tended to engage by means of any one of said tapered perforations a buckle fixed near to the opposite end of the said rug, said buckle being also on the outside of the waist line of said rug. H

When said strap is tightened in said.

buckle, this operation automatically tightens the laps of said rug around the waist of the persons body thus holding the rug in position and Protecting the lower extremities of the wearer, and by means of said tapered holes which are of a special shape and made large enough for easy adjustment, the buckle and strap can be rapidly engaged or disengaged in cases of emergency as when driving in a vehicle, whereas this operation would be more or less delayed if the known type or the ordinary type of perforated strap was used by reason of the comparatively close fit of the buckle tongue in the circular perforations in strap.

In a modified form the said strap is divided into two sections spaced and fixed at intervals to the outside of the waist line of the rug, either section being adapted to engage with the said buckle. In another modi-' Patented @ct. 9,1917.

fied form, the said strap and buckle are made in one piece and fixed to the rug in the way described and for the purpose set forth; In a further modified form, while the said buckle is fixed to the rug in the way described, the-said strap 1s detachably connected by means of lacing or bymeans of string to one or other of spaced positions on the outside of the waist line of rug so as to be adjustable for different sized bodies.

The said invention is more particularly r described hereinafter with reference to the drawing, and the same reference numerals are used for the same parts throughout In the drawing, Figure 1 shows a general plan viewof the combined rug and fastening with the rug having approximately two laps to go around the body of. theperson which Fig. 2 shows a side other modification of the strap in one piece with the buckle; and Fig. 5 shows aside elevation of a further modification of the strap detachably connected to one of the spaced positionson the rug.

Referring to Fig. l and Fig. 2, the strap 1 is sewn or riveted to the rug 2 at 3 on the outside of the 'waist line of the rug so that the strap portion at 3 is worn in front of the persons body while the buckle such as 4 is preferably fastened to the left side and opposite end of the rug at 5 to the outside of the waist line of the rug so that it is in a convenient position for easy adjustment. The strap 1 is perforated with tapered holes 6 which are spaced apart as shown and adapted to be engaged with the buckle 4 as shown in the plan view in Fig. 1, these tapered holes being made a comparatively large size so that they are easily and quickly engaged with or disengaged from said 4:, it will be seen that the strap 1 and.

the buckle 4: are in one piece and fixed to the rug at 5, so that the strap with buckle entirely surrounds the body of the wearer when in use. In a further modification shown in Fig. 5, the strap 1 is perforated at 7 as is also the rug 2 at 7 in the spaced positions shown, and the said strap is detachably connected by means of lacing or string 8 to one or other spaced positionsas indicated at 7 on the outside of the waist line of the rug 2 so that suitable adjustments are easily made for large or small bodies by means of the tapered holes 6 and also by changing the position of the strap to any one of the perforated positions shown.

In all cases the buckle at. is positioned so as to be at or near to the left side of the person, while the straps in the various views shown in Figs. 3, i and 5 are positioned on the rug so as to effect a suitable engagement with said buckle when the rug is lapped approximately twice around the body of a person, somewhat as indicated in F 1. In all cases reinforcing strips such as 9 are suitably fixed to the inside of the rug opposite the points of attachments for each of said fastenings as at 3, 5 and 7 so as to make a strong connection to the rug. The outside of the rug 2 at 2 is preferably made of a waterproof material and is preferably lined inside at 10 with cloth or other suitable material; but said fastening's may be applied to any type of new or old rug in the way indicated. The positions at 3, 5 and 7 correspond to the waist line of the person.

I am aware that in the prior art straps and buckles have been. applied to rugs,but I am not aware of their prior application to rugs in the manner, construction and combinations herein described and illustrated.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A combined rug and fastening comprising a rug adapted to lap approximately twice around the wearer, a strap secured to the outside of the rug approximately at the waistline and having spaced elongated holes therein, and a buckle adapted to engage in any one of the elongated holes in the strap the buckle and that portion of the strap engaged thereby being spaced from the ends of the rug so as to be available for securing the same on the body of a wearer.

A combined rug and fastening comprising a rug adapted to lap approximately twice around the wearer, a strap fixed to the outside approximately at the waistline of the rug when the latter is in a lapped position and having a series of spaced elongated holes therein, and a buckle secured to the rug and adapted to engage in any one of the holes in the strap, the said strap and buckle being spaced from the ends of the rug so as to be available for securing the same on the body of a wearer.

3. A combined rug and fastening com.- prising a rug adapted to lap approximately twice around the wearer, a strap fixed to the outside approximately at the waistline of the rug when the latter is in a lapped position and having a series of spaced elongated holes therein, a buckle secured to the rug and adapted to engage in any oneof the holes in the strap, and reinforcing strips fixed to the inside of the rug and opposite the point of attachment thereto of the said strap and buckle, the said strap and buckle being spaced from'the ends of the rug so as to be available for securing the same on the body of a wearer.

Signed by me this 25th day of November,

DANIEL JOHN OLEARY.

lVitnesses LAWRENCE GUSACK, J. A. OCONNELL.

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